Shameless Part 5
As I walk home from the school, my shredded backpack bouncing against my back. I scan the caving houses in a line across the street. Kids in baggy clothes…
Emmalene Elizabeth
19 stories written on Ficly, 2011–2012, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
Shameless Part 4
I look up at the clock on the faded blue wall. My tired eyes follow the hands as they slowly circle the clock. I know I should be concentrating on my school…
Painful Numbness
I look out the window, feeling numb, cold, and tired. My eyes are softened and blurred by tears. I sit in the rocking chair; looking into the emptiness of the…
Shameless Prequel
“Mommy! Mommy! Look! Look!” The girl said, waving her green and blue fingers in the air. She looked at her mother, who was silently watching the sunset…
Shameless Part 3
“Clara,” she begins but I cut her off. I do not want to listen to this woman’s words. I hold up my hand, “Don’t. Just...don’t.” Tears threaten to leak down…
Shameless 2
“Mom! Mommy!” The wind blows through my hair pushing it in my eyes, but not enough to blind me from the sight of abandonment. I run through the wind, my feet…
Shameless
My mother’s hand tentatively brushes away my hair. Out of instinct I shiver. I still don’t trust this woman. Her hands feel the same, just as gentle and sweet…
Regretting
“How could you?” He asks, his voice shaking in pain. I close my eyes, letting the tears drizzle down my eyes, “I did it because I love you.” My voice is barely…
Flash Foward
As I lay restless on the cold bed of the dusty attic, the pictures keep haunting me. The screams fill my ear, and salty tears fill my eyes. I don’t know how…
Fearless
I only have one last fear to face. And that fear is fear itself. The nightmares that haunted me are over, the only ones left are the ones I have from facing…
Everything But You and Me
Every way I find you perfect Your touch is lively like electric circuits Long black hair, glittering Looking at you, I am shivering Your eyes of electric blue…
Before You Decide For Me
They don’t control me. They don’t use my eyes to see. This is my life. My count. Third strike, and I’m out. Not under this pressure, not under this stress, not…
Forget
Forget his name Forget his face Forget his kiss His warm embrace Forget the way he held you tight Remember he’s with her tonight Forget how you memorized his…
Perfect In Every Way
(written in a boy’s perspective) Every way I find you perfect Your touch is lively like electric circuits Long black hair, glittering Looking at you, I am…
If God Had Taken Me
Your haunting face shall not leave my mind Your touch still lingers, although you’ve been left behind I see your blue eyes, every time I close mine. I miss you…
If I Love You Wednesday
If I love you Wednesday Will you love me tomorrow? If I love you next week Will we still speak? If I love you today Will you always stay? If I love you never…
If You Fall
The last words that were said, were the last ones to remember. The words I can’t forget, because he said, “Forever.” The words that make me awake at night…
Shackled: PROLOGUE
I had promised to forget him, never worry, forget his name. But I couldn’t. “JADEN!” I screamed. “MAYA?!” His scream was hoarse, and filled with unanimous…